Holy Pickles! Navigating IBS, anxiety, & trauma through the gut-brain connection.

The Hormonal Mama

IBS, anxiety, trauma, disordered eating... all of these things are connected! Today on The Hormonal Mama Podcast, my guest Laura Patricia Martin is breaking down the connection between all of these and giving some tips on how to get started with your healing journey. She's also sharing her own journey and what brought her to founding Healing to Happy.

Laura Martin, an IBS-Anxiety Specialist and founder of Healing to Happy. A luxury brand helping women optimize their nutrition to optimize their brain function and overcome anxiety and depression to create the lives they desire.

Here's a quick glimpse at this episode:

•[02:18] The moment she knew she needed to make a change in her life.

•[04:37] What she tried eliminating, and how her body was reacting, and not changing based on what she was trying.

•[05:37] The start of her self-discovery journey.

•[10:51] Microbiome, epigenetics, and neuroplasticity.

•[14:58] The importance of mental health recovery from IBS, anxiety, trauma, disordered eating, and so on.

•[18:29] Why she chose to transition away from veganism.

•[20:27] Listening to and trusting your body and what she's telling you.

•[21:22] The gut-brain connection.

•[26:50] The first step in your healing journey should be...

•[31:38] Why she's so passionate about her work.

•[36:58] The 3 most inspirational/influential people in her life.

•[38:59] The guests she'd invite to her dream dinner party/soiree.

•[41:01] The best places to connect with Laura and learn about her and Healing to Happy.

Find Laura:

Instagram: @healingtohappy and @itslaurapatriciamartin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/healingtohappy and https://www.facebook.com/healingtohappy/?ref=page_internal

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